The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-04-07

Mrs. Mary +. Ilaggalt made an eloquent plea
for woman suffrage before Il recent n,.S>-nlcrt-
lnG OF Worklngmcn i'll Indianapolis. She pre-
dictei that humanity as Il whole, not humanity
as Il half, would before many decll solve the
problem of humanity.
Mrs. Iiejty Green, the richest woman in
America, lately visited Chicago. While She
was going over building that hr!on-> to her.
the iintor. not knowing her, became suspicious
of The WAY she rricl about, and ordered her to
leave. She was 50 pleased with the mans
Vigilance That She raised his wages
Mrs. +. Putnam iicaton. of The brooklyn
Times, has been weighing the dresses at IL
fashionable mol>te'>, to find the average
weight of a wollan'S Gown. She found that
i''t1rimmrl reception dresses weighed from 81
to - pounds. plain waikiki. dresses from T. 10
l9 Nothing was found that weighed less than
10 pounds.
II is sail that womcn's voting would promote
di>>en>ionS in families; that husband and wife
would quarrei over every election. l. that the
way men 90 to work now 10 gat votes: No:
we are very friendly with olir iplifter> and up
holders. we are more polite 10 orr 'hand>. .
cfcn, "n election day. TheN why is il not Il
>uppo>ahlt ease that the married pair Ina,
crow exceptionally, kind when that occasion
draws iii-h,
Miss Marietta IloIiey. the author Of ''JosiaIl
Allcn'> Wife," '.Swoct Crelv," and other
works in which the limo -honored arguments
against woman suffrage are made laughab!c,
has. perhaps. aroused more hearty. healthfu.
and helpful ,nirth than any one on this cont-
neht, with !he exception of Mark Twain. She
is described ;t> large and tinc-iookin~. with
handsome dark eyes, and face expressing
hunor. and full of peace and content: Il warm
hearted, unaffected. entertaining woman.
Twcnty-scvcn wears ago, Henry Ward Beech
er, in Il powerful lecture on woman suffrage,
predicted that of the first good results of
thu reform would be the removal of the polling
places to more respectable quarters, and the
Increased order and ci,ity OF elections. The
Republican Convention, which met III Topeka,
Kansas, on March I, expressed cordial wei
come to the newly cniranchiscd ladies, and
adopted Il series OF resolutions. entitled "For
the new voters faNoring safety and convcl-
fence of voters at the polls. an, recommending
their removal 10 more Respectable locations.
Mrs. May Wright Scwall says:
The proprety of WoMen's voting at munich
IA! elections j. patent 10 all who see prorrctv
III WoHtn> concerning themselves with what
are unanimously proclaimed to be peculiarly
Wolnrn'S OWN affairs, viz. with questions of
hygiene. education. and morals.
10 vote At nln::ipa! elections, means to vote
for Mayo and p,ninon Council. and directly
OF Indirectly tIccor'lin. t. the different ways in
which different municipalities are conStituted)
to have "a 'ui"" in III" election or appointment
of yaripu> Other city officers. such as members
Of IA" >ch"ol Board. of the Board of Health,
ahi tbs oft. ia, who administer public city
charities. Il a' IN io have = voice as to the
num'''f ami hAr,rirr nf the saloons that Shall
De iiccn>ri 80 ihr'r tDwu>; ~ 10 the character
of public ilf.H.~ ol A3nu>-ilrut: aS Ia tIr pub
liz advertisements Within the limits of their
t"w;> pi lGiilif atti>. in.Ii> il Ll"ans to have
Il N"yo ~ ,li"r'n'L,ii- what y >,rih- Of drain
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